Neck-yoke.



v N0.734,398. PATENTBD JULY 21,1903.I

H. F. BUNDY.

NECK YoKE. APPLICATION IILBD MAB.' 28| 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 21, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

N ECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 734,398, dated JulyQ1, 1903. l

' Application mea nach 28, 190s.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT F. BUNDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Vision, in the county of Otsego and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Neck-Yoke, of which the following' is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to-neck-yokes, and is especially directed to meansfor attaching the same to the vehicle-pole', and has for its objects tproduce a device of this character which will be simple of construction,efficient in operation, and one in which the neck-yoke will readilyconform to the movements of the animals and obviate liability of thereins becoming entangled with the pole or yoke.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel details of constructionand combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theforward portion of a vehicle-pole having a neck-yoke attached thereto inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinalsectional elevation taken through the same on a horizontal plane. Fig. 3is a similar view illustating the' socket-jaws in position to releasethe ball.

K Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the forward end of a vehicletongue or pole which, in accordance with my inventon,hasmounted andsecured upon its front end, by means of a horizontal bolt 2, a sleevelor ferrule 3. Y The sleeve, which is preferablyof tubular form l andcomposed of some suitable sheet metal wrapped around the pole, has fixedin its front end, by means of a vertical transverse bolt 4, the shank 5of a socketed member. This socketed member, which is composed of anysuitable material, comprises a fixed jaw 6, formed integral with theshank 5, and a movable jaw 7, pivotally associated with the iixed jaw bymeans of a vertical bolt 8, which is tapped through the body of themember just in advance of the sleeve and engages a tongue or tenon 9,formed upon the movable jaw and seated within a socket or mortise 1,0,`formed in the body of the member. vThe movable jaw is susceptible of aslight swinging movement in a horizontal plane upon its pivot S for thepurpose which will presently appear.

The inner faces of the jaws 6 and 7 are provided, respectively, withsemispherical sock- Serial No. 150.057. fNo modem ets 1 1 12, andthesesockets conjointly receive the balll of a ball member 14which isassociated with the neck-yoke 15 by means of .a sheet-metal collar 16,which embraces a central reduced portion 17 of the yoke and is securedto laterally-extended arms 18, formed integral with the ball member. Thecollar 16, which loosely embraces the yoke for rotation relativethereto, is attached to the arms 18, preferably by bolts 19.

2O indicates alocking'member which serves to maintain the socketed jawsin their closed position in engagement with the ball, but which isoperable to permit opening of the jaws to release the ball when it isdesired to detach the neckyoke from the pole. This member preferablycomprises a rotatable sheet-metal sleeve which is provided with abayonet-slot 21, through which is passed the bolt S, which secures themovable to the fixed jaw and which, as will be readily seen, serves theadditional function of a pin upon which the bayonet-slot works when themember is rotated for imparting to the member a move'- mentlongitudinally of the tongue for moving the same into and outof'engagement with'the jaws to lock or release .the same, lascircumstances may require and as will be readily understood. i

In practice, supposing the parts to be in the position illustrated inFig. 2, with the socketed jaws holding the ball between them, the yokewill be freely movable to conform to the various movements of theanimals, and thus liability of the reins becoming entangled with thepole or yoke is obviated. VVith the parts in this position, if it isdesired to disengage the yoke from the pole the locking sleeve 2O willbe given a half-turn, which action will, through the engagement of itsbayonet-slot with the bolt S, serve to retract the same from its normalposition overlying the jaws, thus freeing the latter and permittingmovement of the movable jaw to release the ball from its socket. g Fromthe foregoing Aitwill be s`een-that 'I produce a simple and durabledevice which in practice will efficiently perform itsfunctions', and inattaining these ends it is so be understood that I do not limit orconiine myself to the precise details herein shown and described,inasmuch as various minor changes ICO may be made therein Withoutdeparting from the spirit or seope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In :t deviee olthe elites described, the eombiimtion with a neck-yoke, oii' ztvehielepole, n bell member associated with one of stidparts, :L Sooketedmember znssoeizited with the other and Comprising ft fixed jaw und tpivoted jaw, a pin projecting from the member, and zt sleeve mounted onsi member and provided with t bayonet-slot engaging the pin, said sleevebeing operable for engaging or releasing the movable jaw.

2. In a deviee of the Class described, the combination with it neekyoke,of :t collar embracing the same, :t ball member associated with theeollar, at vel1ie1epole, a ferrnle mounted thereon, :i Soeketed member'havingI at shank seated in the ferrule and provided with n. fixedand L movable jaw, :t bolt pivot- :illy associating the jews and projeeting luterally I 'roni the member7 zuid zt locking-sleeve mounted npon the member and provided with zt bayonet-slot engaging the boit, seidSleeve being operable :ior en gaging or releasing the movable jaw.

In testimony that I Claim the foregoing ne my own I have hereto zttlixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

HERBERT F. BUNDY.

Titnessesz ADDISoN ROBINSON, HARRY (i. BUNN.

